Netanyahu to name settlement in disputed Golan Heights after Trump

The newly-re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Biyamin Netanyahu vowed today to name a settlement in the Golan Heights after Donald Trump.  The move by newly elected Netanyahu is to thank Trump for flouting international law and recognising Israeli sovereignty over the lands just before the Israeli elections. Israel captured the region to its North along the Syrian border during the Six Day War in 1967 and it has been occupied ever since despite UN resolutions against Israel’s annexation of the strategic...

Buckingham Palace announces Donald Trump state visit in June, protests already planned

Buckingham Palace has just confirmed a state visit from the US president between June 3 and June 4. Donald and Melania Trump last met the Queen on a visit to the UK in July 2018 amid large public protests. As well as visiting the Queen who hosts state visits, Donald Trump is to meet the Prime Minister at Chequers and travel to his Turnberry Golf Course in Scotland. Trump’s visit last year was greeted by hundreds of thousands of protestors...

David Attenborough warns life on Earth at stake in strongest climate change warning yet

Sir David Attenborough has issued his harshest warning yet on the threat posed to life on Earth by climate change. As Extinction Rebellion protests hit 80 cities in 33 countries around the planet to highlight a “climate emergency” the veteran nature broadcaster warned we "irreversible damage to the natural world and the collapse of our societies". Extinction Rebellion Blackfriars (c) Lucy Cartwright Highlighting the catastrophic extinctions facing the planet unless drastic action is taken, Attenborough says: “in the 20 years...

Trump slammed on Twitter after giving firefighting advice

As tragic images of Notre Dame Cathedral burning were beamed across the world, Donald Trump decided to hand the French some, awful, advice. Instead of joining in with the worldwide sadness at the horrific blaze he Tweeted that "perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out". Unsure of whether or not he was referring to, you know, clouds, Twitter set out to torment the US president with a barrage of brutal replies. Here are some of the...

Women led the overthrow of Sudan’s leader, but they are far from safe

Women have been at the forefront of huge protests in Sudan that have led to the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir, with some estimating they have made up to 70% of those on the streets. They have borne the brunt of 30 years of autocratic rule, with even the most basic civil rights denied them. Now a new chapter in Sudan’s history begins, it is crucial women are given a central role in shaping the country’s future, one that is free from...

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